REMAIN campaign group The People’s Vote are attempting to force the Labour Party to change its Brexit policy to back a second referendum.

The People’s Vote have been campaigning for a referendum on the final Brexit deal, with Remain backing MPs including Chaka Umunna and Lord Adonis, plus Tory Anna Soubry among its members.

A leaked memo has revealed the group are encouraging MPs and activists to submit a motion at the Labour party conference in September to call on leader Jeremy Corbyn to back a second vote.

Mr Corbyn opposes a second vote, saying he respects the 2016 referendum. But he said the party would consider all options available to the UK if a deal is not agreed between the Government and EU negotiators.

But the group stresses they do not want to change the Labour party leadership.

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The People's Vote group are plotting to force Jeremy Corbyn to back a second referendum (Image: GETTY)

The People's Vote group want to have a say on the conditions of the UK leaving the EU (Image: GETTY)

The group believes hauling in the support of Labour will help it achieve a new referendum ahead of plans to hold a march in October in a bid to change the course of Brexit negotiations.

They also plan to galvanise support from Tory MPs who back a second referendum in the wake of Theresa May’s contested Chequers white paper.

A poll commissioned by the People's Vote said Labour voters were more likely to back a second referendum - although the party's official position on Brexit is to respect the democratic process following the 2016 referendum.

The pressure group is looking to debate the referendum at the annual Labour conference in September – although they would need to win the support of the conference as a whole to decide if the debate would be a priority for the party to discuss.

Mrs May’s Chequers deal was denounced by both Leave and Remain supporters alike – leaving many to fear the worst-case scenario of a no-deal outcome.